Seventeen visits the set of Zac Efron's new movie!

Seventeen was invited to visit the set of Zac Efron's new movie, tentatively called 17 Again, last night, and we got to see the heartthrob in action. The scene was filmed at a house in Los Angeles — it was around 7 p.m. when we arrived, and Zac and his costar Michelle Trachtenberg (Ice Princess) were upstairs acting out a bedroom scene (scandalous!).

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The plot is hilarious. Zac's character, Mike, gives up a college scholarship to settle down with his high school girlfriend, Scarlet. They get married, have kids, and then as an adult, Mike (played by Matthew Perry of Friends fame) goes back to his high school and reflects on his failed marriage, career, and relationships with his teenage children. He makes a wish without realizing it, and all of a sudden, he's 17 again. He enrolls in high school (the same one his kids go to) and tries to play it cool, but he's bullied and made fun of. But in the end, he winds up forming a closer relationship with his kids, and we bet there's a happy ending.

After shooting the same scene at different angles for an hour or two (fun fact: producer Jennifer Gibgot (Hairspray) said that most movie scenes take an average of three to four hours to shoot!), Zac ran downstairs and said hi. In a white V-neck T-shirt and red plaid button-up, we swooned when he smiled our way. We talked for a while and found out Zac has no preference when it comes to doing musicals or non-musicals. "Doing a movie is really just the same thing," he said. "But I do bust a move in this one." We're sure it's probably not as choreographed as his dances in HSM or Hairspray, but we can't wait to see his dancing nonetheless!

"This is the first time I don't relate to my character, though," he said. "I mean, I can't really relate to a 37-year-old man!" Although, in the scene in which he tries to tell his daughter that he's really her dad, he does a pretty good job of imitating his older self, Matthew Perry. The producer even told us that Zac sometimes calls Matthew during scenes for line readings (what a serious actor!).

So, what else did we dig up at the set? Zac's food of choice is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, although Michelle (who loves grilled cheese and Diet Coke) claims he steals the Nutella from her trailer.

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The two of them seemed like they had a lot of fun on set together. "It's really great working with Zac," she said. "We have a lot in common."

Production is almost over (Zac's going to begin filming a new movie next week), and 17 Again will be in theaters sometime this summer. We can't wait to see it!

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